Flight & Mission Software Lead - Agile IPT Owner

Leidos; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Huntsville, AL seeks a Flight and Mission Software Development Lead to guide a talented software team through Agile development practices while contributing to the codebase. The role emphasizes Scrum Master duties, IPT leadership, hands-on development, and cross-functional collaboration across hardware, test, and systems engineering in defense programs.

The ideal candidate has a BS in a software-related field, 8+ years of software experience, 3+ years of leadership, and strong skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent technical degree.
• 8+ years of relevant technical experience with hands-on software development.
• 3+ years of relevant experience leading teams, managing resources for software development, and serving in Scrum Master or similar Agile facilitation roles.
• Strong hands-on development experience in C, C++, Rust, C#, or Java with production-quality code.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills across hardware, test, systems, and management.

Responsibilities

• Scrum Master & Agile Leadership: Facilitate sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives; manage backlog grooming and ensure Agile adherence.
• IPT Leadership: Lead a Software Integrated Product Team with authority for high-level technical decisions and technical roadmap.
• Active Software Development: Contribute to codebase, perform design reviews, and maintain code quality across stack.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Liaise between hardware, test, systems, program management, and other engineering disciplines.
• Direct customer and stakeholder communication to ensure alignment across engineering disciplines.

Skills

Scrum Master

Agile Leadership

Software Development

C/C++/Java

Team Leadership

Communication

Systems Integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering or related

Tools

GitLab

Docker

CMake

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Leidos in Huntsville, AL seeks a Flight and Mission Software Development Lead to guide a talented software team through Agile development practices while contributing to the codebase. The role emphasizes Scrum Master duties, IPT leadership, hands-on development, and cross-functional collaboration across hardware, test, and systems engineering in defense programs.

The ideal candidate has a BS in a software-related field, 8+ years of software experience, 3+ years of leadership, and strong skills